The byzantine manuscript tradition
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Based upon earlier observations made by alexander turyn in the byzantine manuscript tradition of the tragedies of euripides, the text contains rigorous analysis of the euripidean manuscripts together with images from themthis is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in euripides and manuscript historyoxfam books & music crouch end originally published in , this book is concerned with the process through which the plays of euripides were transmitted across seventeen centuries and finally copied into late byzantine manuscriptssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames word-order in the winchester manuscript and in william caxton's edition of thomas malory's morte darthur () - a comparison xii, 122 ppincluding indexpaper boards with cloth spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners and edges rubbed and bumped, cover faded and marked, front hinge cracked but secure, endpapers browned but pages clean and bright
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Facsimile of the extant manuscript edited by peter davison with preface by daniel siegelcover is faded and worn with tears to back  hardback with dust coverin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepege edges are marked and tannedoxfam books & music fareham  nineteen eighty-four by george orwellsecker and warburgvery large and heavy book
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manuscript written on “vellum” parchmentthe following manuscript was drafted during the reign of queen victoriathe manuscript is made official by the presence of the metal and blue paper stamp of the royal housewithin the following official act, the life pension of pounds for henry arthur hoare and henry hoare is establishedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe document was drafted in london on
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This is the original manuscript of one of these boontjesmanuscript of one of the original boontjes - louis paul boon had a daily column in the vooruit newspaperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeevery day he wrote a boontje for this newspaperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteextremely rare read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and mystics of the byzantine east before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of islamin ad 587, two monks, john moschos and sophronius the sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the byzantine world, from the shores of the bosphorus to the sand dunes of egypttaking in a civil war in turkey, the ruins of beirut, the tensions of the west bank and a fundamentalist uprising in egypt, william dalrymple's account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of eastern christianityalmost years later, using the writings of john moschos as his guide, william dalrymple set off to retrace their footstepssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of william dalrymple's previous work
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The elf on the shelf: a birthday tradition book, tells the little-known story of how santa's finest helpers celebrate birthdays in the north pole and how that celebration can be recreated in your homeincludes children's book and elf cupcake suit and hat, please note elf not includedfrom a smoke and pet free homecollection only from southport read morebrand new and unused, elf on the shelf 'a birthday tradition'
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The original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands involume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe voyage to australia and tahitithis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication involume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyit covers the coast of north americait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadavery small tear to spine on volume iiall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka sound
34 €
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The book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmoderncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacraissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedthomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morekey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (e
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First published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importancedecorated endpapersit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasblue boards with silver decorationin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingno inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moregombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matter
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Luminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikefremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixed
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With the savoy havana band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingersbook as good as newborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular musicoxfam music shop reading billy mayerl as pianist - composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in british music from the 's to the '50ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhilst he wrote much in the genre of novelty piano, overlapping with jazz he also wrote more contemplative pieces belonging to the english pastoral tradition: he was never just the the composer of marigoldoriginal dust jacket and cd
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Stories by major figures in the english language tradition such as vnaipaul, sam sevlon, and jean rhys are set alongside their spanish- and french-speaking contemporaries like alejo carpentier, jan bosh, and gabriel garcia marquezit is also pan-caribbean, including stories from the four main languages of the region: english, spanish, french, and dutchoxfam bookshop st albans the caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literaturea celebration of regional creativity, the collection contains sufficient surprises to keep even the most avid student of west indian writing turning the pages, while reminding readers that the caribbean is a multilingual, multicultural spacea clean unmarked copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis collection of caribbean short stories features both authors born in the 19th century and much younger writers of more recent generationstheir work, in all its diversity of style, theme, and linguistic energy, provides a context for the work of an exciting new generation of caribbean writers like edwidge danticat, robert antoni, astrid roemer, and jamaica kincaid
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Oxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the spublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generallycrossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideas
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In doing so, the book departs from the disciplinary purpose of international law, constitutional law and the just war tradition and instead examines discipline-specific defences of targeted killings to identify their requisite normative principles in order to compare these norms across disciplines
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth reinhold niebuhr was vociferously opposed to nazism and to isolationism as an american response to that threat, he rejected pacifism and the legalism of the just war traditionthis work assesses niebuhr's ethical approach to warim their place, he developed a pragmatic and realist approach to the ethics of force which eschews absolute rules and instead evaluates consequentially the use of force in defence of the liberal-democratic statesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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9 turn my head run to the water run away operation spirit (the tyranny of tradition) the beauty of gray they stood up for love the dolphin's cry 4:19
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This book will introduce readers to the blissful yogic tradition of kirtan and yogaoxfam bookshop hertford conversations on the sacred art of chanting  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Set of 14Â discs in original 2 slipcases, with 6 lectures per disc of 30 minutes each see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop skipton the great courses no
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge teaches readers how discovering who they are as pray-ers can nurture their prayer life, this first book to look at the enneagram within the christian contemplative tradition is a wise,concise source see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The thaumaturgic icon from edessa was taken to constantinople on 15 august 944, where it was preserved until , when the byzantine capital was sacked by crusadersthe protective function of the representations of the savior’s acheiropoieta icon explains why they were frequently placed on imperial military banners, and why it was reproduced in professional labara in the western traditionthrough them, the icon arrived in rome, where it was venerated in the vatican with the title of veronicathe venerated “icon not painted by the human hand” becomes the prototype of all representations of christ’s face, making it recognisable in each iconso the decalogue prohibition “you shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below” is surpassed by the icon itself, because it is not an image made by man, but the representation of the face that god gave himself to be a real man among usour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease contact eikon for further informationthe christian east knows two celebrations about this icon: 16 august, celebration of the “icon of the savior not painted by the human hand”; the first sunday of lent, which celebrates the “triumph of orthodoxy”, that is, the victory of iconodules (those who venerate images) over iconoclasts (those who destroy images)according to tradition, the effigy of the “acheiropoieta” christ’s face is linked to king abgar of edessa, who received it directly from jesus, to whom he had sent messengers to ask him for healing or to have a portrait of himplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteicon in good overall condition, with small invisible restorationschrist wetted his face and dried it with a linen cloth, the mandylion, on which his features were miraculously impressedthe fact that all the icons refer to the linen veil with christ’s face, called the veronica (the true icon), is part of the “traditio”, the transmission of the image of that face which, perhaps, left its mark on the shroud, now venerated in turinabgar thus had the first acheiropoieta, an image not painted by the human handare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon this occasion, the depictions of the “acheiropoieta face of christ” are solemnly displayed in all orthodox churches
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Original manuscript - 13th century - vellum - cmthis 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin bible that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the marginscondition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has a few spots, the text is slightly faded in some placesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall text on this leaf is handwrittenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is an index pagethis is an original unique piece from the 13th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collection
78 €
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Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and in the text are some tiny holes, the ink has affected the vellumthis is an original unique piece from the 14th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthe text is written in two different colours and scripts
72 €
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Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly browned and in the text are some tiny holes and one somewhat larger hole, the ink has affected the vellumthe text is written in two different colours and typesthis is an original unique piece from the 14th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness
74 €
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manuscript 2: 66 x 53 cm the manuscript comes with an original lacquered red seal of the periodmanuscript 1: 70 x 56 cm it includes a sketchdouble parchment manuscript from the 19th-century, dated , on a contract between williams and henry wallingtonin good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 2 manuscripts were originally sewn togethersize: 56 cm wide and 33 cm hightbeautiful antique handwritten5 red wax sealsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesigned on 22 december
33 €
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The hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscriptback in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does cluesoxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himwithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible powernow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systemrevolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdacomplete with manualrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice actingas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual context" in very good conditionbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking tool
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book written in normandycondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and fine penwork in the margins, gilt-heighteneddimensions: 10 × 7 cmtime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableone side shows flowers and leaves with shiny gold! this is an original unique piece from the 15th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collection
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Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cmthis 16th-century manuscript sheet is from a low german prayer book written in germanycondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotsthis is an original sheet from the 16th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe text is written with brown and red inkall text on this sheet is handwrittenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collection
56 €
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in france, ccondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and pen work, gilt-heightened, and with a beautiful border decorationtime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more sothis is an original unique piece from the 15th centuryimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collection
87 €
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in bruges, belgiumcondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and penwork in the margins, heightened with giltimagine the mediaeval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundstime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more sothis is an original unique piece from the 15th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collection
74 €